16 REGULATORY ACTION
Richard Hall
This chapter considers the different investigative, enforcement and punitive powers available to the supervisory authorities under the GDPR. It also touches on some of the practical considerations to be taken into account by organisations if they want to prepare for these risks, noting the potential reputational impacts that regulatory actions can involve.
THE IMPACTS OF NATIONAL LAWS AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES ON GDPR ENFORCEMENT POWERS
The data protection regulators, such as the Information Commissioner in the UK, are the supervisory authorities tasked by the GDPR with the enforcement of the law.
The regulators’ powers under the GDPR and associated national legislation are complex and wide-ranging. They allow ...
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